Life is hard sometimes. Really hard.

The past few weeks haven't been the greatest for me. First I received the unfortunate news that my Aunt had passed away and shortly after that I heard that my mom's been sick lately. A few days after that I got hit with a few hundred dollars worth of an overpriced speeding ticket. Sure a speeding ticket isn't all that bad, but keep in mind that I'm on the budget of a broke college student attending a college that charges a small fortune for tuition and I'm trying to pay that all on my own with the help of a few scholarships, so money isn't exactly easy to come by. A few weeks after that I get another surprise in the form of a whopping bill from the Cashier's Office at Baylor. I had to pretty much empty my feeble little bank account for that and I have another bill coming in a few weeks. As soon as I think that things can't get any worse, the world decides to prove me wrong. The day when I was supposed to be headed home for Thanksgiving my truck decides it wants to go and break down. To top it all off, I found out that I didn't get the job I had been working hard to get.

So here I am, jobless, moneyless, foodless, stuck at school Thanksgiving week with no vehicle and no family meal for Thanksgiving. Like I said, life is hard sometimes, but in the midst of all my failures, struggles, doubts, and disappointments, there is someone who never lets me down.

I have a loving God who stands by my side through thick and thin. It has been hard for me to keep my eyes focused on the future and keep my head held high, but luckily for me I have a God who keeps my eyes focused on him and not only does he keep my head held high, but he shoulders my weakness and makes my burdens light. If you're going through a rough time, just know that you're not alone. There are many others experiencing struggle with you on a day to day basis and you are not on your own through it all. You will always have people who care for you and want you to succeed and you will always have a Loving God who is walking with you every step of the way. I know we hate to hear things like this, but keep your head up because no matter how bad things seem right now they will always be better in the end.

Always remember, you have God who will provide you with peace beyond understanding and wants you to succeed. Things may seem bad now, but everything has a purpose.